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Happy Jack - AZT #28Payson, AZ
Happy Jack - AZT #28
Payson, AZ
Hiking avatar Jul 19 2025
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Segment 28a steward Sandy requested help with three downed trees, so a couple freshly recertified sawyers met her Saturday morning to remove them. Trees 1 and 2 went just fine, but number 3 was far from the typical tree-across-the-trail situation.

A short distance trail-south of Hay Meadow Tank an extremely large tree on the very edge of the AZT took what had to have been a massive lightning strike that literally exploded it, scattering branches and logs quite some distance. I would have loved to witness it; nature can be quite impressive! Removing it from the trail may be possible but it will be a challenge, with definite safety issues to consider. We will return with more help to see what can be done.
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Apr 20 2024
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Whiterock Mesa - AZT #25Payson, AZ
Whiterock Mesa - AZT #25
Payson, AZ
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Took the store-bought knee out for a spin to do a little Steward Monitoring and Maintenance between Pine and Oak Spring. This six-mile foray was the longest yet, following some other trail work events closer in. All went extremely well for eight weeks post installation.

We accessed the trail from Cletus-Ray, a street in the extreme southwest area of Pine. The trail there follows an ancient roadbed to a short single-track route through tall pines to the AZT. The first task was to close a short section of trail that was replaced a year or so ago by a more gentle and scenic section. Somehow this reroute hasn’t made it into the official app. Then on to a hiker-reported, larger than expected deadfall which we dispatched with considerable sawing and pry-bar action. It’s high through-hiker season and we met five of them, all intent on real food and maybe a zero day in Pine. Some stop to chat, others seem to be zoned out and just pass by with hardly a nod.

We continued to Oak Spring for a snack break. The pipe to the trough has lost its siphon and we spent time trying-unsuccessfully-to reestablish it. It will take more tools or smarts than we had with us. But water is flowing nearby, and the trough is three-quarters full from maybe groundwater. Then back to the truck; the knee did well, the heart and lungs after nearly a year of much-reduced activity and the background TMB syndrome, not so much. But it’s great to be out and about again.

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Pipe to trough not running but water flowing next to the trough.
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May 16 2023
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Highline - AZT #26Payson, AZ
Highline - AZT #26
Payson, AZ
Hiking avatar May 16 2023
Sredfield • Triplogs 467
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A couple jaunts on the Highline this week to cut a deadfall and check out some of the work being done between Pine Spring and Webber Creek. Monday Tracy and I walked in on FR646 then west a bit to clear two down trees. Tuesday I walked in on the east end of FR 1365--really not much more than remnants of a road--till I found the trail-to-be line of cut brush, then followed that a ways to where the work was happening. Flagline Trails had a mini-excavator and crew of three making trail.

The amazing part of all this rebuilding is the "improvement factor." What we accepted as trail with all it's rock and steep steps and encroaching brush is giving way to a rolling smooth path. It is so gratifying to see this come from a line of ribbons tied on the brush-some that was literally crawl-on-your-belly thick to this super highway trail. Flagline has another couple weeks to go on their segment and another contractor has a week or so near North Sycamore Creek.

If you haven't hiked the Highline for a few years, it's time is coming.
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Apr 11 2023
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Highline - AZT #26Payson, AZ
Highline - AZT #26
Payson, AZ
Hiking avatar Apr 11 2023
Sredfield • Triplogs 467
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FS reported a landslide on the passage so I hiked out in the gorgeous weather early this morning to see what it was all about. Indeed, geology happened, right there on the trail, down the hill east of the big open area a couple miles east of Geronimo TH. Easily a hundred yards of material slide off the embankment across the trail/old road, and knocked a chunk of the road down the hill as well. There's a passable path around the high side of the mound, but the east side is pretty steep. Any meaningful repair will take a machine.

It's always a little something on the AZT.

water 1 out of 5water 2 out of 5water less than maxwater less than max Geronimo Spring Quart per minute Quart per minute
Small flow

dry Webber Creek @ Highline Dry Dry
Strong, fast flow. No dry foot crossing possible and wading it would not be for the faint of heart.
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Apr 08 2023
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Saddle Mountain - AZT #22Phoenix, AZ
Saddle Mountain - AZT #22
Phoenix, AZ
Hiking avatar Apr 08 2023
Sredfield • Triplogs 467
Hiking16.60 Miles 4,400 AEG
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ATA often works with Eagle Scout candidates seeking suitable projects. Jack Masche of Tempe, AZ Troop 474 completed his project today, Saturday April 8, on AZT Passage 22a, just north of Sunflower. This was at least the third Eagle project on the Arizona Trail by Troop 474. Fifty-two! of Jack’s closest friends and relatives showed up to carve out numerous drains, build a raised platform to stop water damage below a gate, and lay in several rubble dams to check erosion along the trail. Everyone enjoyed the perfect spring weather, Jack’s organizational skills and a great lunch afterward.

Thank you Jack!
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Dec 20 2022
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Saddle Mountain - AZT #22Phoenix, AZ
Saddle Mountain - AZT #22
Phoenix, AZ
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The hardy band of regular ATA volunteers installed three AZT supergates and one bike rollover this week to essentially complete the approximately three-mile Sunflower North reroute. The project, funded by a State Parks grant and the Arizona Trail Association, removed the trail from a similar distance of two track road. Volunteers cleared brush and limbs on several work events this fall, and machine contractor Cuddy Mountain completed work last week. The new route will appear on the FarOut app soon, but is open for use now. Another work event or two will be scheduled soon to “polish” the trail, dispersing cut vegetation and trimming more limbs.

The nearest access points to the new segment are the Cross F trailhead on the north and Bushnell Tanks trailhead on the south. The new tread would benefit from traffic, so come check it out!

More fine days on the AZT!
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Nov 24 2022
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Highline - AZT #26Payson, AZ
Highline - AZT #26
Payson, AZ
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To work up an appetite for dinner I took a stroll out on the Highline to collect a Trimble GPS track of the new alignments between Geronimo TH and Bray Creek. The efforts on the project are paying off, the new alignments avoid several ditched and rocky sections, replacing them with smooth singletrack. A couple segments replace fall line route with big sweeping turns to lower the grade. The only downside is that those who haven’t seen the “before” will never appreciate the “after.”

There is much more work to come; changes west of Washington Park are progressing nicely, some work near the North Sycamore Creek crossing may have to wait until next season. Work has started east from Bray Creek but will likely be delayed for a season.

Another fine day on the AZT!

water 1 out of 5water 2 out of 5water less than maxwater less than max Bray Creek @ Highline Light flow Light flow

water 1 out of 5water 2 out of 5water less than maxwater less than max West Webber Creek Light flow Light flow
Small, clear flow.
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Sep 17 2022
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Grand Canyon - South Rim - AZT #37Northwest, AZ
Grand Canyon - South Rim - AZT #37
Northwest, AZ
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Continuing a 9 (?) year tradition we worked the Stagecoach 100 Moqui Stage Station aid station again this year. The station opens at 2:00 PM and closes at 2:00 AM, so it was a late night.

To maximize the return on the long drive we cut out a couple deadfall not far from one we cut a few years ago west of Grandview before setting up.
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Jul 07 2022
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Blue Ridge - AZT #27Payson, AZ
Blue Ridge - AZT #27
Payson, AZ
Hiking avatar Jul 07 2022
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We had an enjoyable and rewarding trip in the cool pine trees along AZT Passage 27, from General Springs to a mile or two past FR 123.

Removing the aging and mostly superfluous fiberglass signposts has been a nagging task, and the Eagle Scout candidates weren’t biting on this chore, so this was the day to pull them out. Being fiberglass and sitting in the AZ elements for maybe 15+ years, they were fading and delaminating; the stickers intended to convey a message were faded and chipping away. Their sell-by date has come and gone, so out they come. The tool for this weighs 20 pounds, more then we care to lug the 6 miles, so we used a pick. Swat the sharp end through the sign just below ground, then pry it out. We carried the spoils to the nearest road, dropped them, and picked them up on our way out.

The bonus was a 20-inch deadfall across the trail. Switching off between us on the saw made short work of it.

Cloudy pools along the canyon, gooey thick green stuff in the cattle tanks.

Another fine day on the AZT.
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Apr 21 2022
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Saddle Mountain - AZT #22Phoenix, AZ
Saddle Mountain - AZT #22
Phoenix, AZ
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Day three working on a short realignment of AZT Passage 22, about a half mile north of Sunflower. The crew completed it today! Gates and or cattle guards will be next. This is part of a much larger project to move the trail off a road onto single-track trail higher in the trees. That will be roughed in by machine and finished by hand this coming winter.

Saw two hikers early on (speaking German) and another one—zoned out with earbuds--later in the day

More fun days on the AZT.
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Saw several of the orange poppies, and a huge daisy plant.
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Mar 05 2022
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Saddle Mountain - AZT #22Phoenix, AZ
Saddle Mountain - AZT #22
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Seven students and three staff members spent the weekend on the Arizona Trail Passage 22, “Sunflower North” realignment project learning a great deal about trail design and layout. The project will move the AZT off 2.8 miles of ugly road walk onto 3 miles of sweet single-track. Matt Roberts of Flagline Trails provided the finer details of why to build, and how to design, trails. Students then applied their new wisdom to three real-world applications, including a gnarly wash crossing and two routes around or across a large bedrock hillside. ATA provided food service and participants camped on site, where the views of the mountains were incredible. The weather cooperated in spite of earlier threats of snow and cold, which did not materialize. A large male bovine hung out nearby, and visited the campsite during the night.

ATA’s Trail Skills Institute will revisit the area March 29-30, with Module 5, “Trail Construction,” when the group will build the southern approach to the gnarly wash crossing.

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Feb 19 2022
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Pine Mountain - AZT #21Phoenix, AZ
Pine Mountain - AZT #21
Phoenix, AZ
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Saturday was the last of several work events to move the AZT off washed out, rocky, ditched alignment south of Sycamore Creek. The segment steward organized these events and several hardy crews got it done. The catclaw was relentless but we defeated it. Congratulations and thank you, John M.
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Dec 26 2021
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Highline - AZT #26Payson, AZ
Highline - AZT #26
Payson, AZ
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Highline work update. We ventured out the day after Christmas to see what the contractor had completed before he went home for Christmas and the rains came. Things were still pretty gooey on the trail but we managed. The walk up FR646 was very pleasant; if someone would fix a few short, blown-out sections the campers would haul fifth-wheels in there.

There’s a slight possibility that the contractor will get another session in this month or next, then things shut down until September for spotted owl season. The Arizona Trail Association has a couple of larger volunteer events scheduled to complete a segment, and we'll organize a few day work sessions to cut through the manzanita.
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Dec 08 2021
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Highline - AZT #26Payson, AZ
Highline - AZT #26
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Work is well underway on improvements to the Highline Trail #31 and I made a couple day trips to flag ahead of, and work behind, the machine. Volunteers completed a short realignment around the steep and eroding drop just west of Camp Geronimo last month. And USFS contractors have begun machine work, one proceeding east from Camp Geronimo TH and another from the FR 646 junction. They are racing the weather now, hoping to make good progress before the snow flies and Mexican Spotted Owl restrictions halt the work March-September next season.

So rewarding to see the change from steep, ditched, eroding, rocky stretches to smooth, rolling passages.
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Nov 15 2021
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Saddle Mountain - AZT #22Phoenix, AZ
Saddle Mountain - AZT #22
Phoenix, AZ
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Scouting hike to get geo-referenced photos for a grant application. The project will move 3 miles of the AZT off a two-track road north of Sunflower. The improvement factor is pretty high on this--nice views, gentle grades, cool big junipers, etc. but it will be a long process. If successful the work would begin late 22/early 23. The work will be mostly corridor clearing followed by a machine and then a lot of volunteer work finishing the trail and installing several gates. It's all gotta start somewhere.
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Oct 23 2021
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Colonel Devin Trail #290Payson, AZ
Colonel Devin Trail #290
Payson, AZ
Hiking avatar Oct 23 2021
Sredfield • Triplogs 467
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The gate near the top of the Col Devin trail fell victim to a falling rock, and the rancher felt his cattle were moving up the rim along this trail. I doubt that without someone, or more likely something chasing them. This is bear and lion country so maybe the wayward cows had a good excuse to stray.

Regardless, since the trail is also part of the Arizona Trail, the FS asked if the ATA was interested in installing a special gate there. We visited the site a few weeks ago and found that the ground and back wall is all rock, and while we have installed a steel AZT gate in rock, at Bray Creek, this just didn’t seem to warrant such heroics. Acknowledging that a regular gate to keep the cows home is not really our job, since we were already involved to some extent a couple of us went out today to put in a wire cowboy gate.

We anchored the wires to the sandstone wall with steel anchor bolts and tied the latch end off on a tree. The upright stays came from an oak thicket just downhill from the gate. All quite simple but it took most of the day. Several day hikers came by but no AZT thru-hikers.

The real story began as we were back on Highway 87 returning to Pine when the dreaded “where’s my phone” panic hit. Not in the car, so back out the Rim Road, down and up the trail and back down. As we were standing at the gate Tracy’s phone rang. “We found your phone,” said the saintly Samaritan calling from Washington Park, a mile or so downhill. She left it at Home Depot in Payson and we picked it up there. Hallelujah!

Another fine day on the AZT!
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Sep 18 2021
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Coconino Rim - AZT #36Northwest, AZ
Coconino Rim - AZT #36
Northwest, AZ
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Year 8 for the Stagecoach 100, a 100-mile footrace between Flagstaff and the Grand Canyon along the Arizona Trail. We’ve worked an aid station on all or almost all of these. Moqui Stage Station at mile 59 is our usual location. The hundred-mile runners start showing up after around 5 PM and must be there by 2:00 AM. Several push that so the rush comes late in the day, or more precisely, early the next. We have water, Tailwind electrolyte drink, hot soups, quesadillas and all sorts of other junk food for them.

This year the rain came in frequent short waves till just after dark. Many runners dropped because of the rain but we still had a good number. The first (by quite some time) runner was a young woman from New Mexico who came through around 5:30 looking like she had barely started. I was never that young and healthy but good for her!

After shutting it down around 2:30 AM we slept a few hours in the car before breaking things down and heading home. Another great day—and night—on the AZT!
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Jul 31 2021
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Highline - AZT #26Payson, AZ
Highline - AZT #26
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We've been out on the trail south of Camp Geronimo, where it climbs the blown-out stretch just across an old road, a couple times lately. FS has big plans afoot for the entire Highline and we are involved in a few segments, this being one. We'll add some gentle switchback-like route to get up that sandy hill that won't hold a trail.

On the way back while cutting a deadfall we noticed the fairy ring down near the creek. There's fungus among us.
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Strong muddy flow from recent rains.
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Jul 14 2021
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Highline - AZT #26Payson, AZ
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Several years ago we placed a sign in the wrong location, my fault. Not that it would get anyone lost, there is just a better way than the sign, in its wrong location, indicated. Well-meaning (I suppose) individuals defaced the sign in attempts to correct the message. That required replacing the sign rather as well as moving it.

Drove through spots of fog going over the rim on FR300 to the AZT/General Springs vicinity, overloaded a backpack with the new sign and tools, and walked down the trail. Views to the south were spectacular with the heavy overcast. Fortunately the rain went off to the west.

It took a bit to find the sign, having come from below to place it. Fortunately, the moist sandy soil gave way and the post was soon loose, then drug up the hill to the new location. Digging the post hole went fine, again the moist sandy soil was easy digging. It pained me to re-set the pine post, which will soon rot off but there aren't any junipers within several miles and I don't envision hauling one down the trail anyway. Pine posts are abundant and nearby. With the old sign as a template, we drilled holes in the new sign and bolted it on, then trimmed and chamfered the post. All done, but for the climb back up the hill.

It amazes me how long it takes to get on top of these little nagging chores, several more to do on the trail, and at home.
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Jun 12 2021
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Babbitt Ranch - AZT #35Flagstaff, AZ
Babbitt Ranch - AZT #35
Flagstaff, AZ
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Thanks to Kelly for the deadfall report on this passage, and passage 37. We ventured up and got them all until the next one falls. Finished cutting the last one about 6 PM, while the Slate fire burned a few miles south. Not wanting to think about that all night we went back up into the pine trees to camp. NOAA had said temps in the mid-50's overnight, but the car thermometer said 37, which synced with our experience in camp. So 4:00 AM we're up and heading south.

Regardless, another fine day on the AZT.
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